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SA Judge absolved of rape charge

Mumbai, April 29
A court today discharged high court Judge of South Africa Sirajuddin Mohammed Ibrahim Desai, charged with raping a woman of his own country during the World Social Forum meet in the city early this year.

Accepting medical evidence, Sessions judge S.P. Davare discharged the 57-year-old Judge from the rape charge on a plea made by his advocates Srikant Bhatt and R.A. Shaikh. — PTI